Harish Chandra Singh Rawat

For the politician, see Harish Rawat.

Harish Chandra Singh Rawat
Born3 July 1934
Punjab, India
Died20 January 2008
AllegianceIndia
Service/branchSashastra Seema Bal
RankSenior Instructor (Mountaineering)
Awards
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meets the members of Indian Everest Expedition 1965 on the occasion of Golden Jubilee of this on May 20, 2015
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meets the members of Indian Everest Expedition 1965 on the occasion of Golden Jubilee of this on May 20, 2015
1965 Indian stamp dedicated to the 1965 Everest Expedition

Harish Chandra Singh Rawat (3 July 1934 – 20 January 2008) was a mountaineer who climbed the Mt. Everest in 1965.[1] He was one of the 9 summiters of the first successful Indian Everest Expeditions that climbed Mount Everest in May 1965 led by Captain M S Kohli.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] He is the 7th Indian man and 22nd man in world that climbed Mount Everest. On May 24, 1965 Vohra and Ang Kami Sherpa together reached the top of Mount Everest On May 29, 12 years to the day from the first ascent of Mount Everest the fourth and last summit team with Major H. P. S. Ahluwalia and Phu Dorjee Sherpa, Rawat reached on the summit. This was the first time three climbers stood on the summit together.

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  3. ^ "First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-". www.thebetterindia.com.
  4. ^ "First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
  5. ^ Kohli, M. S. (December 2000). Nine Atop Everest-First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-. ISBN 9788173871115.
  6. ^ "The first Indians on Everest-First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-". www.livemint.com.
  7. ^ "The first Indians on Everest-First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-". www.himalayanclub.org.
  8. ^ Rawat was a humble soul, dedicated to mountaineering: Kohli. One India. 21 January 2008